Insurance and Naval Escorts May Not be Enough to Reboot Gulf Shipping

Published Mar 4, 2026 8:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

War risk at the Strait of Hormuz continues to deter shipowners from venturing near to Iran, and AIS-active traffic remains 90 perc...

Scottish Government Plans Four Ship Contract Lifeline for Ferguson Marine

Published Mar 4, 2026 7:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipbuilding

The Scottish government is moving forward with a plan to award the financially troubled Scottish shipbuilder Ferguson Marine four...

Published Mar 4, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

The recent Ukrainian strike on Novorossiysk caused damage to a Transneft oil loading terminal, and may also have extended to Russi...

Published Mar 4, 2026 6:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Cruise Ships

The operators of Villa Vie Odyssey, one of the current residential cruise ships, announced that they are launching a new company t...

Published Mar 4, 2026 5:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Shipowners and managers, and ultimately ship masters, have the ultimate responsibility for assessing risk to their vessels and the...

Published Mar 4, 2026 5:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Business

Edda Wind, which had been launched as an early service provider dedicated to the emerging offshore wind sector, has entered into a...

Published Mar 4, 2026 5:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Transformation in shipping is no longer a distant objective — it is an immediate responsibility. On April 21–22, the Hamburg Marit...

Published Mar 4, 2026 3:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Shipping

Russia’s Ministry of Transportation issued a statement condemning Ukraine and calling the attack on the gas carrier Arctic Metgas...

Published Mar 4, 2026 3:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Government

A small feeder containership, Safeen Prestige, became the fourth vessel targeted by the Iranians in and around the Straits of Horm...

Published Mar 4, 2026 2:20 PM by The Maritime Executive

Posted in: Tugs & Salvage

On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters that a U.S. Navy submarine had torpedoed and sunk the Iranian frigate...